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Chulgi Sam Dan (Tekki Sandan)

Iron Horse, 3rd Chapter
System:  Shotokan Karate

  1. Left foot comes up, then steps down into horse stance while doing a scissor block, RH low

  2. Scissor block.

  3. RH Chamber supported top (over the arm), chamber back, supported backfist

  4. Step LF over RF into the half mountain block

  5. Step out with RF to RH supported middle block, horse stance

  6. Low Mid RH punch supported at forearm, draw back power move palm up. 

  7. Step LF over RF, supported down block.  

  8. Step out RF to horse stance supported bottomfist.

  9. LH knifehand block, followed by RH punch across body

  10. RF steps over LF, LF steps out to RH middle block

  11. LH Chamber low (under the arm), chamber high (behind), supported middle block.

  12. Scissor block (LH low)

  13. Scissor block

  14. LH chamber supported top (over the arm), chamber back, supported backfist

  15. RF steps over left into half mountain block

  16. LF steps out to LH supported backfist

  17. Low Mid LH  punch supported at forearm, draw back power move palm up. 

  18. RF steps over LF supported low block

  19. LF steps out into supported bottomfist.

  20. RH knifehand block, followed by LH punch across body

  21. Step LF over RF

  22. Step out LF to LH middle block

  23. RH Chamber supported top (over the arm), chamber back, supported backfist

Old Version

Karate Version

Bunseog

Defending with back against the wall or a cage.

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  • Steps 1-2 - Scissor block motion into an over under clinch, LH high, RH overhook posting into the inner leg.  As the opponent attempts to pummel, counter with your own pummel to over under clinch on the other side.

  • Step 3 - LH elbow frames them away and LH comes in to defend elbow strike, then draw your arm back and bottomfist strike.

  • Step 4 - They attempt to collar tie with their LH, so the RH inside high blocks to clear the collar tie as the LH strikes to the groin. 

  • Step 5  - LH frame to RH bottomfist strike .

  • Step 6 -  They grab your RH in a 2 0n 1 grip, (likely with their head under your chin), pulling your wrist down and out.  Pull the hand back with your fist coming over theirs in a wrist lock over their RH.  

  • Step 7 - Continue to wall walk as you punch your hand down to break the RH grip.  

  • Step 8 -Big motion to break their other grip and clear their head position with bottomfist motion. 

  • Step 9 - LF knee strike to their body, then LH clears the far side arm and RH body punch to kidney

  • Step 10 - Elbow drag as you wall walk across.  Step out to frame them away with low elbow under their chin.

  • Step 11 - Opponent attempts to collar tie to a knee strike.  RH comes over top and pulls the elbow down and across. LH block the knee strike and as you strip the grip, do a LH bottomfist 

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